Iraq Prepares for War

June 27, 2001
The Iraqi military has been placed on alert around Baghdad and in northern and southern Iraq. This includes the operation of anti-aircraft batteries and the opening of weapons storehouses. Iraq has obtained at least 200 tank transporters from Russia and... continued

GM Canola Becomes Uncontrollable Weed

June 27, 2001
Genetically engineered canola has become an uncontrollable weed just months after Monsanto and other manufacturers of genetically engineered seeds claimed that this would not happen. And because the plant was engineered to resist herbicides, it?s tough to kill. ?The GM... continued

Machu Picchu About to Collapse

June 26, 2001
In the wake of news about the 7.9 scale earthquake in Peru, a new disaster for the country has been revealed: the ancient city of Machu Picchu is about to fall off its mountain perch into destruction. A leading Peruvian... continued

Power Producer Intentionally Drove Up Prices

June 26, 2001
Three former workers at a power plant in suburban San Diego owned by Duke Energy told a hearing in the State Legislature that the plant?s managers shut down production units in order to drive up electricity prices. They said they... continued

Nefertiti Mummy Believed Found

June 26, 2001
Mummy of Egyptian Queen Nefertiti Found Nefertiti was known as the ?Great Royal Wife? of the pharaoh Akhenaten, who tried to radically change Egyptian culture by introducing the worship of a single God. Now Egyptologist Susan James claims to have... continued

Earthquake Strikes Peru as Philippines Volcano Erupts

June 24, 2001
Quake Predicted by Researcher An earthquake measured at 7.9 by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration struck Peru on June 23. As of June 24, the death toll stood at fifty but was expected to rise as reports came... continued

Coral May Survive Steambath Oceans

June 22, 2001
Widespread bleaching of the world?s coral reefs has spread fear that global warming, and the subsequent warming of the oceans, may kill off the coral, which is essential to ocean ecology. But according to Andrew Baker, of the New York... continued

Possible Bigfoot Tracks Found in Canada

June 22, 2001
14 Inch Prints Near Hudson Bay According to UPI, large footprints have been found in a forest on the shores of Hudson Bay in Canada, indicating that Bigfoot may be living there. Each footprint ?was 14 inches or so [long]... continued

US Persian Gulf Forces on Highest Alert

June 22, 2001
US forces in the Persian Gulf are on their highest alert level due to a threat of attack against American civilian or military personnel. "Threat Condition Delta" was declared in the area, meaning that all US military elements are prepared... continued

Bacteria Reaches Florida in African Dust

June 22, 2001
African dust clouds that cross the Atlantic into south Florida during the dry season every year, producing beautiful sunsets, may harbor dangerous bacteria and fungi that are dangerous to inhale. The dust originates in the Sahara Desert and contains fine... continued